Scope: All North American SMCs
Effective Date: 3/21/2016
Group Name: Software Services Mainframe DB2
Affected Locations: All
Summary:
This communication details planning information required by application Database Administrator (DBAs), application Information Analysts (IAs), and System Software IAs for the migration to DB2 Version 11. The Release section indicates the improvements in DB2 V11 in performance and availability, security and auditing, SQL additions, consistency and standardization among the DB2 family of products, large object support, and Pure XML implementation. You can migrate to DB2 Version 11 conversion mode only from DB2 Version 10 new-function mode. The Details section will refer to changes required for Version 11 when migrating from DB2 V10 New Function Mode (NFM).
Justification:
Proper preparation of the DB2 Version 10 NFM environment is necessary for a successful migration to DB2 Version 11. Preparation will include ensuring proper software release levels of third-party products used to manage these.
Benefits to Users:
Meeting all required prerequisites reduces the client impact. Some changes may present unexpected or unwanted results. DB2 V11 release provides improvements in SQL and applications, utilities, performance, and availability. Please review each of the details below and determine how the changes may benefit your application and DB2 subsystem.
Details:
Please see the attachment for details on migrating from DB2 V10 NFM
Primary Contact:
Albert Ching
Software Services Mainframe DB2
404-648-3007
Secondary Contact:
Doug Studtmann
Software Services Mainframe DB2
719-551-3546
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